Byington, Wideman, Keen, Blanton

Speidel - Stringfellow - Schmidt - Smith - Clark - Minnetty - Quallmalz Lois Branch Webevannin@aol.com

Andrew May b ca 1890, first wife Emma Merseal, no children, she died 1917. did he remarry? Any children??

Merseal/Merceil, Kyle, Young, May, Graham, West

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/233 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Requiem Mass for Edward Henry Schutte was at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at St. Rose of Lima Church, with the Rev. Francis R. Hyland officiating. Burial was in St. Joachim's Cemetery, Old Mines. Mahn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Schutte was born Dec. 26, 1880, at Richwoods, a son of the late John and Mary Merseal Schutte. He died July 24, after an illness of about five years, at Rose Hill Nursing Home, Festus. A retired farmer, Mr. Schutte had been a resident of Jefferson County ten years. His home was at 213 Roberts St. De Soto. He was married May 10, 1900, at Richwoods to Helen LaPee. Survivors include; Three daughters, Mrs Margaret Heob, Ste. Genevieve, Mrs. Christine Pruneau, Crystal City, and Mrs. Mary Jokerst, Bloomsdale; five sons, Vincent and Francis, De Soto, Jerry, St. Louis, Ralph, Florissant, and Patrick, Ferguson; one sister, Mrs. Martha Courtois, De Soto; a half-brother, Sam Schutte, St. Louis; 30 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Proceding Mr. Schutte in death were his wife; two sons, Michael and Stephen; and a brother, Stephen.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/232 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Services for Mrs. Amanda Elizabeth Maness were this afternoon, Thursday, at 2 o'clock from a chapel of Mothershead Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donald Wideman of Oakville officiating. Interment was in Stafford Cemetery, Star Route West. Mrs. Maness was born March 29, 1876, in Washington County, a daughter of the late Henry and Rebecca (Taylor) O'Harver. She died July 24 at her home in the Mammoth area following a long illness. She was married in 1905 to Acre Maness. He and two children preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons, Melvin O'Harver, Route One, Hillsboro, and Joseph L. Maness, Bland; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Benton, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Oscar (Lucy) Heidbrink, Star Route, De Soto; and one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Heiting, Lemay. Mrs. Maness was a member of the Baptist Church.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/231 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Stoye, 65, of De Soto will be tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m. in a chapel of Politte Funeral Home, Crystal City. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Garden. Mrs. Stoye died July 25 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She was born in northern Missouri Jan. 1, 1896, the daughter of the late George and Ida Cox Green. She and her husband were former owners of Stoye Auto Parts in De Soto and Crystal City. They also resided in St. Louis for several years. Surviving are her husband, Karl Stoye, De Soto, and two sisters, Mrs. Inez Newhouse, St. Louis, and Mrs. Velma Turner, Springfield.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/230 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Ernest Ralph Merifield, 65, Hillsboro Route One, died July 24 in Wabash Hospital, DeCatur, Ill., following a long illness. Funeral services will be tomorrow, (Friday) at 11 a.m. in a chapel of Sparks Funeral Home in Bonne Terre. The Rev. Roy Foster of Centenary Methodist Church, Bonne Terre, will officiate. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks. Mr. Merifield was born Aug. 10, 1895, in St. Louis, the son of Ernest N. and Antonnette Schneider Merifield. On Aug. 27, 1941, he was married to the former Katherine Ahrens, who survives. He also leaves three children, Marlene, at home, Wayne of Phoenix, Ariz., and Don Grace of Bonne Terre; also two sisters, Mrs. Emil (lillian) Hoelscher and Mrs. Geo. (Helen) Smith, both of St. Louis; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gordon, and a brother. Mr. Merifield, a World War I veteran, was a retired employee of the Wabash Railroad. He was a member of First Methodist Church, De Soto; Samaritan Lodge No. 424 A.F.& A.M., Bonne Terre; Order of Eastern Star 198, Fairburg, Ill.; American Legion Post, Forest Ill.; Odd Fellow Lodge, Homer Ill.; Ashler Club, Decatur, Ill.; Valle Rebekah Lodge 58, De Soto; member of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers; honorary life member of Civil Defense.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/229 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Funeral services for John Franklin Ruff, 51, will be Friday, July 28, at 3 p.m. in a chapel of Mothershead Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred Shrum of First Methodist Church, De Soto, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Ruff died July 25, he was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Irene A. Ruff. Survivors include; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ruff, De Soto; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Murray, Wellston, Mrs. Della Brickey, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Gertrude Crane, Flat River; and a step-brother, M.G. Wedler, Marion, Ill.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/228 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Mrs. Catherine Hardin, 78, of 524 North Main, De Soto, died July 25 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks. She had been ill about a month, and in failing health for some time. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Fred Shrum of First Methodist Church at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in a chapel of Mahn Funeral Home. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Mrs. Hardin was born Jan. 26, 1883, at Hopewell, Mo. She had been a resident of De Soto for ten years and was a member of First Methodist Church, the Bern Bible Class, and the King's Daughters. Surviving are a son, Rolla Hardin, De Soto, a sister, Mrs. Alice Spears, and a brother, William Tuite, both of Omaha, Neb; also two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/227 Surname: ------------------------- (Jefferson Republic, Thursday, July 27, 1961) Frank Gibbons, retired Missouri Pacific brakeman and well- known former resident of De Soto, died Wednesday morning at Deaconess Hospital. He had been in declining health for some time and underwent gall bladder surgery about three weeks ago. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at two o'clock in a chapel of Dietrich Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Core officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn. Mr. Gibbons was born March 14, 1880 at De Soto, a son of William and Margaret Gibbons. He married Miss Minerva DeClue June 26, 1911, and they established their home here. Following his retirement from railway service, they operated Summitt Cafe on present Route CC, for a time, then were in California from 1950 to 1959. Returning to Missouri two years ago they began residence at 7310 Murdock, Shrewsbury, and observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary there in June. While much interested in civic affairs here, Mr. Gibbons did not hold public office. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He leaves his wife, and four children; Walter, of Shrewsbury; Mrs. Helen Francis and Stanley, of Gardena, Calif.;and Harold, of Fort Lee, N.J. A daughter, Mary Margaret, died in infancy, and a son, Oscar Tom Gibbons, who edited the Jefferson County Republican 1939 to 1942, died about seven years ago following a highway accident in Texas. There are twelve grandchildren.

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/226 Surname: Huber ------------------------- FARMER NEAR FESTUS FOUND HANGED IN BARN George Huber, 70-year old farmer and stockman of near Festus, Mo., hanged himself last Friday. His son, Hilmer Huber, found the body in the barn, suspended from a crosstie by a rope around the neck. No notes were found, but the elder Huber had been complaining of ill health recently, it was testified at an inquest in Festus [Jefferson County]. A verdict of suicide was returned. Huber's herd of registered brown Swiss cattle was considered one of the best in this part of the country. --St. Louis Globe-Democrat [Above article from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat was reprinted in The Lead Belt News, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, on Friday, February 3, 1950].

Theses are my Surnames: TOY family, DOOLIN family, CODA family,SUKA(SHUCKE) family, SAUNDERS family,KEIS family, AND HENRICKS family. Anything would help.Thank you for your time and trouble. D.Naumann

My roll call Brown (BR township, Grubville), Hansel (Grubville), Mercille, Maness, Otto (Otto, MO.) Pratt, Wilson (Grubville)

Posted on: Jefferson County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Jefferson/408 Surname: STEPHENS, BOYER, FLEEMAN ------------------------- I need infomation on the marrige of Banks Stephens and Mrs. Minnie Bell Boyer, they may have lived in the Jefferson Co. area at one time, they were married in Washington Co. in 1912. Banks Stephens was married first to Elizabeth Boland, they were married in 1882 in Dent Co. Banks Stephens is my ggreatgrand father, my grandmother was Margaret Frances Stephens, she married Jack Jefferson Fleeman. If you have any info. on either of these families please contact me. Many thanks, Lea

In surfing around, possibly on the Desoto page, I found in 1888 an H. Stall who had a General Merchandise store at this time in with a group of busines people. I do not live in or near Desoto.. Has anyone heard of this H. Stalls or any Stalls family in the area. thank you Pat

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/225 Surname: Roderique, Scantlan, Key, Kitchen ------------------------- I am related to Roderiques,Scantlans,Kitchens,Keys from Jefferson,Crawford and several other counties in Missouri. My family grew up in Leasburg,Keysville,St James,Cuba and Sullivan. I will email you a list as soon as I get my scanner or you can go to MyFamily.com and look up the Scantlan Family Place for a family tree.

This is kind of an active list, it has been better lately. I am new to the list. I am searching for Ellen Stall who married David Porter in 1881. They had a baby Elmer D. Porter in 1882. Then she took the baby and left. So I am trying to find something bout Elmer. I found where he married Blanche Thompson in St. Louis in 1903, then I lost him. I would like to find out more about Ellen Stall also. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: m. benson <april@outerbounds.net> To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Is anyone on this list ? > Are you certain that you have your email to receive messages from this list? > I get at least 2-3 messages on a slow day. It seems to be one of the most > active I belong to. > > Researching family from the Big River Area: > MANION-HUSKEY-PIERCE-BITTICK-CHANCE > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beth Wilson" <swilson@loop.com> > To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 4:59 PM > Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Is anyone on this list ? > > > > Helps to have dates. > > Beth Wilson > > > > Crystelbel@aol.com wrote: > > > > > Seems I havent seen any e-mail on this list . Can we have a roll call > ? > > > researching -- Richardson , Martin , Tinker , Herrin > > > > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > > Please remember that RESPECT and COURTESY is a must. If you have > > > a disagreement with another subscriber, either email them privately > > > or contact the list manager at pfrazer@flash.net. > > > DO NOT post grievances to the list! Let's keep it friendly! > > > > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Please support the Jefferson County Genealogical > > Society (JCGS) and pay a visit to their website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojcgs/index.html > > > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Visit our cemetery transcription pages (information generously > donated by the De Soto Public Library and Jefferson County > Historical Society - additional information provided by descendants). > URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/dpl_cemeteries.html >

Are you certain that you have your email to receive messages from this list? I get at least 2-3 messages on a slow day. It seems to be one of the most active I belong to. Researching family from the Big River Area: MANION-HUSKEY-PIERCE-BITTICK-CHANCE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Wilson" <swilson@loop.com> To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Is anyone on this list ? > Helps to have dates. > Beth Wilson > > Crystelbel@aol.com wrote: > > > Seems I havent seen any e-mail on this list . Can we have a roll call ? > > researching -- Richardson , Martin , Tinker , Herrin > > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Please remember that RESPECT and COURTESY is a must. If you have > > a disagreement with another subscriber, either email them privately > > or contact the list manager at pfrazer@flash.net. > > DO NOT post grievances to the list! Let's keep it friendly! > > > ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Please support the Jefferson County Genealogical > Society (JCGS) and pay a visit to their website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojcgs/index.html >

Am looking for a WILLIAM H. RICHARDS who lived in Township 38 (Valle Mines?) during the late 1890's. He was born ca 1840 in Indiana. Thank you for any help. Bobbie